Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Human Rights
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable A. RAYNELL ANDREYCHUK
Monday, March 30, 2009
Issue No. 3
First meeting on:
Issues relating to human rights and, inter alia, the review the machinery of government dealing with Canada's international and national human rights obligations
WITNESSES:
Department of Justice Canada:
John Sims, Deputy Minister.
Canadian Heritage:
Diane Fulford, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Heritage;
Lyn Elliot Sherwood, Executive Director, Heritage.
Amnesty International Canada:
Alex Neve, Secretary General.
Rights and Democracy:
Rémy M. Beauregard, President;
France-Isabelle Langlois, Assistant Director, Programs.
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation:
Leilani Farha, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable A. Raynell Andreychuk, Chair
The Honourable Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Brazeau, *Cowan (or Tardif), Goldstein, Jaffer, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Munson, Nancy Ruth, Pépin, Poy, Stratton
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas (March 30, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (March 30, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Lovelace Nicholas replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (March 25, 2009).